Lord Mandelson: I am working 'every single day' to bring an end to Jeremy Corbyn's leadership

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Lord Mandelson has revealed he is working “every single day” to oust Jeremy Corbyn as Labour leader.

The Labour peer said Mr Corbyn was living in a "parallel universe" and that he felt a duty to "rescue" the party from his leadership.

Lord Mandelson, who is one of Mr Blair’s closest allies, said on Monday night that Mr Corbyn had “no idea in the 21st century how to conduct himself as a leader of a party putting itself forward in a democratic election”.

It came as an ICM poll for the Guardian showed the Conservatives extending their lead over Labour to 18 points, with the Tories on 44 per cent to Labour's 26 per cent.

Speaking at a Jewish Chronicle event last night, Mr Mandelson said: "I work every single day to bring forward the end of his [Mr Corbyn’s] tenure in office.

"Every day I try to do something to rescue the Labour Party from his leadership. The problem with Jeremy is not that he’s a nasty man. It’s as if he’s in a parallel universe.